diff --git a/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c b/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c
index 389ec5bc..b37cf430 100644
--- a/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c
+++ b/libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c
@@ -1557,6 +1557,7 @@ MYSQL *mthd_my_real_connect(MYSQL *mysql, const char *host, const char *user,
       SET_CLIENT_ERROR(mysql, CR_OUT_OF_MEMORY, SQLSTATE_UNKNOWN, 0);
       goto error;
     }
+    is_maria= mariadb_connection(mysql);
   }
   end+= strlen(end) + 1;